Benjamin S. Paulen and Charles Curtis, Pawnee, Kansas

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Paulen shaking hands with members from the Potawatomi tribe at the dedication ceremony for the restoration of the state's first territorial capitol in Pawnee, Kansas. Standing in the middle watching the handshake is United States Senator from Kansas, Charles Curtis. </h2> <h1 class="km">Kansas Memory<img src="/graphics/km_logo_print.png" alt="Kansas Memory" /></h1> <h1 class="khs">Kansas Historical Society<img src="/graphics/kshs_non_logo81px.png" alt="Kansas Historical Society" /></h1> <div id="container"> <div id="item_image" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <span id="view_image"> <a href="/item/213473/page/1"><img src="https://images.kansasmemory.gov/thumb500/00095073.jpg" alt="Benjamin S. 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Paulen and Charles Curtis, Pawnee, Kansas</a></h2> </div> <div id="item_description_container" > <p id="item_summary">This sepia colored photograph shows Kansas Governor Benjamin S. Paulen shaking hands with members from the Potawatomi tribe at the dedication ceremony for the restoration of the state's first territorial capitol in Pawnee, Kansas. Standing in the middle watching the handshake is United States Senator from Kansas, Charles Curtis.</p> <p style="padding-top: 0.8em;"> <span class="bold">Creator:</span> <a href="/locate.php?query=Holt+OW&restrict=creator">Holt, O.W.</a> <br /> <span class="bold">Date:</span> <span id="item_date">August 1, 1928</span> <br /> </p> </div> <div id="item_options"> <p style="margin-top: 0.5em;"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Element.hide('share_box');item_direct_login(213473);Element.toggle('login_box');"><img src="/graphics/buttons/bookbag.png" alt="Bookbag" /></a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Element.hide('save_box');Element.toggle('share_box');item_render_box(213473,'share');"><img src="/graphics/buttons/share.png" alt="Share" /></a> <a href="/item/213473/print"><img src="/graphics/buttons/print.png" alt="Print" /></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> <div id="login_box" style="display: none;"> <h4 class="noprint"><a href="javascript:void(0);">Login</a></h4> <div id="item_login" class="item_details_box noprint" > <div id="login_box_contents"> </div> <p> <a href="#" onclick="Element.hide('login_box');">Cancel</a> </p> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> </div> <div id="save_box" style="display: none;"> <h4 class="noprint"><a href="javascript:void(0);">Bookbag</a></h4> <div id="item_save" class="item_details_box noprint" > <div id="save_box_contents"> </div> <p> <a href="#" onclick="Element.hide('save_box');">Cancel</a> </p> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> </div> <div id="share_box" style="display: none;"> <h4 class="noprint"><a href="javascript:void(0);">Share</a></h4> <div id="item_share" class="item_details_box noprint" > <div id="share_box_contents"> </div> <p> <a href="#" onclick="Element.hide('share_box');">Cancel</a> </p> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> </div> <div class="noprint item_header"> <div class="control"> <a id="href_item_info" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_info');" style="text-decoration:none;"><span id="button_item_info">- </span></a> </div> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_info');">About this item</a> </div> <div id="item_info" class="item_details_box" > <p> <span class="bold">Item Number:</span> 213473 <br /> <span class="bold">Call Number:</span> FK2.R5 P.79 *28 <br /> <span class="bold">KSHS Identifier:</span> <a href="https://www.kansashistory.gov/archives/213473">DaRT ID: 213473</a> <br /> </p> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> <div class="noprint item_header"> <div class="control"> <a id="href_item_categories" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_categories');" style="text-decoration:none;"><span id="button_item_categories">- </span></a> </div> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_categories');">Categories</a> </div> <div id="item_categories" class="item_details_box" > <p class="item_details_small"> <a href="/category/4904" title="New results based on Collections - 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